English to English noun
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a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition | | source: wordnet30
2 |
The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve. | | source: webster1913 verb
3 |
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion | | Example: his face is twitching
source: wordnet30
4 |
move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions | | Example: The patient's legs were jerkings
source: wordnet30
5 |
toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air | | source: wordnet30
6 |
squeeze tightly between the fingers | | Example: He pinched her behind She squeezed the bottle
source: wordnet30
7 |
move or pull with a sudden motion | | source: wordnet30
8 |
To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes. | | source: webster1913
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